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ICJ judges vote in their individual capacity
New Delhi, March 17: The MEA on Thursday said that judges in the ICJ vote in their individual capacity, after Dalveer Bhandari, the Indian judge at the UN's top court, also joined in the vote against Russia. Ministry of External…
Supreme Court junks urgent hearing appeal on hijab
New Delhi, March 16: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to give an urgent hearing to a plea by six students who challenged a Karnataka High Court judgement upholding the ban on wearing hijab while in
classrooms. A…
Perarivalan, the Rajiv murder convict, released on bail
Chennai, Mar 15 (UNI) Six days after the Supreme Court granted him bail citing that he had spent more than 30 years in jail and his good conduct, A G Perarivalan, one of the seven life convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi…
Vivek Agnihotri confident ahead of HC hearing against Kashmir Files
Mumbai/New Delhi, Mar 6: As the Bombay High Court is set to hear a PIL on Monday that seeks stalling of the release of “The Kashmir Files” on the grounds that it hurts the sentiments of the Muslim community,
filmmaker Vivek…
K’taka HC reserves order after hearing hijab case for 11 days
Bengaluru, Feb 25 (UNI) On the 11th day of the hearing, Karnataka High Court on Friday reserved its verdict in the batch of petitions filed by Muslim girl students challenging the government order (GO) which effectively bans the wearing…
SC asks central govt to clear stand on bitcoins
New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central government to make its stand clear on whether bitcoin is illegal. A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud and also comprising Justice Surya Kant asked the Additional…
Lawyers of Lalu to approach HC for bail this week
Ranchi, Feb 21 (UNI) Lawyers of Lalu Yadav will approach the Jharkhand High Court and file a bail petition this week itself. Lalu's lawyer Prabhat Kumar talking to the media outside the E-court room on Monday, said that the court has…
Yuvraj’s plea is partially rejected by HC
Hisar (Haryana), Feb 17: Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday partially dismissed the petition filed against former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh under the Scheduled Castes and Tribes Act, quashing the case with some relief…
Uphaar cinema fire: Delhi HC rejects Ansal brothers’ plea
New Delhi, Feb 16: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday in its judgement dismissed the applications filed by convicts and real estate tycoons -- Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal -- in connection with 1997 Uphaar evidence tampering case.…
Supreme Court orders CBI probe in Lavanya suicide
New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to continue probing the suicide by a girl student in Thanjavur who said in her dying declaration that she was tortured and pressurized to…
HC grants bail to Lakhimpur Kheri accused Ashish Mishra
New Delhi, Feb 10: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court granted bail to Ashish Mishra, the son of MOS Ajay Mishra Teni. Ashish is undergoing investigation by High Court appointed committee and state enquiry panel. He is in jail…
President appoints HC judges for AP, MP and Odisha
New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed 7 judges in Andhra Pradesh High Court, 6 in Madhya Pradesh High Court and 3 in Odisha High Court, and elevated one of the judges as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court.…
HC refers hijab to larger bench, no interim relief
Bengaluru, Feb 9 (UNI) The single bench of the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday refused to pass interim orders permitting female students to attend colleges wearing hijab and referred the matter to a larger bench. "Having regard to the…
Suresh Bhardwaj: Affected residents of Shimla by NGT order still out of SDP
Shimla, Feb 8(UNI) Approximately 9200 residents living in Shimla Merged area of Shimla MC and thousands of houses yet to be regulated under Shimla Development Plan area would not be covered by the new draft of Shimla Development plan…
SC rejects Chakrapani petition on fighting elections
New Delhi, Feb 7 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition from Swami Chakrapani, who claims to be the President of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, challenging a Delhi High Court order refusing him permission…
Supreme Court Collegium recommends 6 for Delhi HC
New Delhi, Feb 2 (UNI) The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of six judicial officers as judges of the Delhi High Court. According to the apex court's website, a collegium meeting held on February 1 took a decision…
Hindu minority in 9 States: SC flays Centre for not responding to the plea
New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Union of India (UoI) for its failure to file its response on a petition seeking directions for identification of minorities at the state level. A Bench, headed by Justice…
High Court dismisses petition seeking UP polls postponement
Lucknow, Jan 28 (UNI) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking postponement of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in the wake of increasing Covid cases in the state. The…
Hindu Front For Justice moves SC seeking to be impleaded in hate speech case
New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) National President of Hindu Front For Justice Vishnu Gupta on Saturday filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to be made a party to the hate speech petition already filed by Qurban Ali in…
SC seeks Centre’s reply on RTI related Sec. 4
New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) Supreme Court on Friday asked Centre to file its reply on a PIL seeking effective implementation of Section 4 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
The PIL contended that the provision is the soul of RTI Act…